Pickard Group

Just a quick update: our house sale closing was yesterday and all ran smoothly! Thank you to both Ron and Susan. Even happy moves from long-​time homes are complicated and emotional. I couldn’t have asked for more. Next stop Colorado!

I came across the Pickard Group through Unilocal and I’m so glad I did! There were a few agents I reached out to around the same time to help with my husband and two kids’ move to Chicago — I did not realize how difficult it would be to get an agent with good experience and knowledge and who would be willing to show rental properties (apparently rentals are for entry-​level agents?) The first time I called the Pickard Group, Ron answered and was so kind! And told me that he would start to get some rental properties lined up for showing based on our requirements. Long story short, Ron was extremely helpful and organized and showed us a ton of properties throughout the weekend we came into town. We couldn’t have been more happier with Ron. We also had a chance to meet David who was also very knowledgable and helpful. We are looking forward to working with Ron again when it comes to buying a home in Chicago!

I found the Pickard Group via Unilocal and wanted to pay it forward by posting a great review myself. I worked primarily with Sue, but the Pickards share their workload so we had some contact with David as well.
I think that Sue is a consummate professional and extremely helpful. Not to mention organized, friendly, and constructively critical when needed. It may sound facetious but I really couldn’t have asked for anything more. Sue was also very flexible when we re-​directed our area of focus and made sure to emphasize that she is people-​oriented and not location-​oriented.
I was also impressed by the Pickard’s Group attention to things like a new buyers’ binder with helpful details about the entire purchasing process as well as vendor/​contractor referrals.
I highly, highly recommend.

Sue Pickard is amazing. We weren’t exactly sure what we were looking for, and Sue found numerous listings for us and took us out to see them all over the course of several weeks. I can’t believe she remained so patient with us (and our two rambunctious children), yet she did. She provided excellent advice; I’m convinced that without her we would have ended up spending a lot more for a house that wasn’t just right. When we finally did find the perfect house and decided to make an offer, we happened to be out of town. Sue worked with us late into the evening so we could sign the contract electronically and send in our escrow via wire transfer. We love our new house, all thanks to Sue.

Today I just closed on a home and have to come here to rave about Sue Pickard. I had a number of people referred to me when I decided to buy but after doing some extensive research on the net, I found Sue had the experience and references I was looking for and decided to blindly give her a try. GREAT decision. I have bought and sold homes previously and Sue is hands down the best realtor I’ve used. Extremely knowledgeable, will have your back on making the right decision and someone you know is truly out for your best interest. Also extreamly patient. I’ve definitely found my realtor for life, thanks Sue!

We recently closed on our first home and Ron Pickard was amazing at helping us through every step of the process. Being a buyer for the first time is really scary. There are so many things you never think of and don’t know about. Ron was great in not only answering all of our questions, but bringing things to our attention that we would never have even thought to ask about! You can tell that they really care about the people they work for and rely on repeat business. They are always available for questions and are extremely flexible for meeting times and appointments.
Ron had great knowledge, there was no question that we asked that he was not able to answer to our satisfaction. He also went out of his way to make sure our home buying experience went as smoothly as possible. I would highly recommend the Pickard Group to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

Are you looking to buy or sell your home and are uncomfortable with using your sister’s friend and don’t want to pick a random stranger because it’s a game of Realtor roulette?
Are you looking for Realtors who really know their stuff? Who are happy to refer you to really good people and can and will negotiate a great price and make sure you’re not walking into a money pit?
Maybe you’re the kind of person looking for a great overall home buying/​selling experience from really good people who will treat you well now and 10 years from now?
If this isn’t you… I don’t know what’s wrong with you.
If it is — you really need to give Ron and Sue a call.
We found them on a blind inquiry on Craigslist while trying to buy our first home. They didn’t pressure us when we didn’t make a lot of progress for the first 8 – 12 months of looking but when we were ready to get serious, they were ready to help us out.
They helped us find a great house at a great price and always made the time and effort to answer my onslaught of rational to irrational questions.
What’s great about them is we still have a connection with them today. It wasn’t a one and done kind of a deal. We know that we’ll be able to use them with strong peace of mind when we choose to sell our current house and move to another one.
Buying a house (especially your first house) is really stressful. You should choose to work with someone you’re comfortable with and helps turn the stress levels down.
Whenever I hear of someone planning to buy or sell, I immediately recommend Ron and Sue because of their great attitudes, work ethics, professionalism and the experience that I had while working with them.